Individuals, teams, organisations (even countries) that grow consistently have one common factor – they are brilliant at change. They constantly confront their weaknesses, they recognise new realities early, they take risk and they let go of the past. Thriving Love ’em or loath ’em but this … VIEW Â Â Â Â Â Â
If you manage people, projects or programmes, I’m guessing that you would tell me that you do a pretty good job at it, that you stack up well against your peers and that you understand the business challenges you are trying to solve? Let’s face it, … VIEW      Â
Last week I had the great good fortune to take a team of leaders from one of my clients on a field trip to visit the amazing team at makeitcheaper in London and what we saw literally blew us away The levels of passion, commitment, discipline, … VIEW Â Â Â Â Â Â
We all want to grow… To do so we have to change… But change is not easy! Growth. Everyone and every organisation wants to grow. It can be measured in many ways – sales, capability, efficiency – but the essence is the same, achieving more. What’s … VIEW      Â
If you’ve never made a hiring mistake then I’d guess you haven’t hired that many people. Despite all the research, experience and so-called tools, ineffective recruitment decisions remain one of the biggest drags on any organisations performance. Over 25 years I’ve made more than my fair … VIEW      Â
Waltz with respect! How many times have you prepared for a meeting, an away day, or a conference, and pored over your agenda to create an interesting, thought provoking and upbeat session, whilst studiously ignoring the elephant in the room? Elephants come in many different shapes … VIEW Â Â Â Â Â Â
SLT, ELT, ExCo, OpCo, OpExec, THE Exec, THE Board (sometimes real, often not), most organisations have their own collective title or acronym for their groups of senior leaders. The theory goes that these diverse teams of mature, objective and experienced leaders work together without personal agenda … VIEW Â Â Â Â Â Â